garter

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Synonyms: garner, gaiter, barter, carter, warter, gaster, parter, garder, darter, tarter, gater

Antonyms: garner, gaiter, barter, carter, warter, gaster, parter, garder, darter, tarter, gater

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Noun

1. A [[band]] [[wear|worn]] around the leg to hold up a [[sock]] or [[stocking]].
2. {{lb|en|heraldiccharge}} A [[bendlet]].
3. {{lb|en|Philippines}} An [[elastic]] [[band]] [[encircling]] any [[article]] of [[clothing]].
4. {{lb|en|obsolete}} One of a set of [[tape]]s [[stretch]]ed out horizontally for [[acrobat]]s and [[equestrian]]s to [[leap]] over as part of a [[circus]] act or display of [[skill]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} to fasten with a garter
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To wear a garter

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